Camping Stories 6

I went on a weekend training camp for leaders of a boys and
girls club called Pathfinders. The camp
was on an island and the boat was leaving at 6:00 p.m., almost an hour after
sunset.

My friend Pam, from a different
club, and I decided we wanted to sleep in tents and not the dormitories. We wanted to go earlier than the set time so
we could get our tents up before the sun set.

So after talking to the Director about it he decided to hire
another boat for 3:30 p.m., which worked out great for us and also the camp
cooks.

My tent is the gray one with the bright green fly.

I decided to take my small cheap tent, because it is light
weight and more suitable for one. I wanted to be
prepared for rain and I knew the tent I was taking would surely leak if it
rained, but I didn’t want the hassle of setting up a tarp over it.

Well of course it did rain, but the fly did not leak. I was very grateful for that spray. However I didn't spray the tent itself and the fly did
not cover the whole tent. Water started
seeping through the sides of the tent where the windows are that I hadn’t sprayed, but
that was manageable.

I enjoy the sound
of rain on a tent, when the tent of course is not leaking.

I had taken the time to guy out the tent and not just stake
out the 4 corners. That was a great
decision, because the wind came up during the night but the tent didn’t move. It stood up to the wind gusts very well. I was proud of my cheap tent.

With approximately 36 leaders at the camp, only Pam and I
slept in tents. However I do believe a
few were jealous and wished they had also thought to bring tents.